This morning, I had to be in Court at 9 am. I got to the courthouse at 8:30, because there is always an awful line that takes FOREVER to get in. This morning, there was no line. I thought to myself, wow, this must be my lucky day!!! So, I enter the courthouse, set off the metal detectors as usual (I set them off every single day. I have no idea why) and proceed to the elevator. Now the courthouse is a biiiig tall building.
I got in the elevator with at least 15 other people. it was snug. We go up to 2, people are waiting, but there is not enough room for even 1 more person. The doors close, the elevator jolts up, and stops. We press the buttons, nothing. We hit the emergency button, and the man tells us to sit tight. What else could we do? Now, with 15 people crammed in an elevator, all wearing business suits, carrying heavy wool coats, it gets a little toasty. after the first 5 minutes, it got really hot and it got hard to breathe. We were in there at least 15 minutes before we got the door pried open. And the elevator was stuck on 2. Sooooo, I got stuck WALKING to the 11th floor!!!!!!!!! That royally sucked. I was already hot from staying in the elevator so long. then I had to walk up 10 flights of stairs. I was weezing pretty bad and very close to having an asthma attack by floor 9. But I made it all the way up. And my conference this morning took about half as much time as getting out of the elevator did. I am just thankful I got out of there. It was not an experience I would like to repeat. I have to go again tomorrow.... those elevators BETTER be fixed!!!!!!